LoginThe proceedings of the eighth AIVC Conference contain 14 papers and 11 posters as follows: “Measurement techniques for ventilation and air leakage”; “Measurements of infiltration and air movement in five large single-cell buildings”; “Developments
8th AIVC Conference - Ueberlingen, West Germany - 21-24 September 1987
The 8th AIVC Conference - Ventilation technology research and application, was held in Ueberlingen, West Germany, 21-24 September 1987.
Contains 40 papers
Volume content
8th AIVC Conference: Ventilation technology research and application (Book of Proceedings) | 1987 | English
DAMP is an 'Expert System' or 'Knowledge Based System' (KBS) to aid diagnosis of causes of moisture damage found in buildings in New Zealand.
In this paper the moisture-diagnosis prototype of a knowledge based expert system to assist in the identification and diagnosis of air leakage problems in residential buildings is described and discussed.
The CO2-concentration of room air provides an indicator for the air quality in spaces without smokers. A classroom with mechanical ventilation has been evaluated for eighteen months using such a technique.
This paper presents and discusses results of moisture transfer into timber frame constructions. The two mechanisms of transfer are diffusion and bulk air movement.
In the past years the need has grown for a sensitive flowrate meter with a very low pressure drop. Such a device can be used to measure flowrates of airflows through the grilles of mechanical ventilation systems with low duct pressures.
Field study comparisons of constant concentration and PFT infiltration measurements. | 1987 | English
The accuracy of tracer gas measurements of building air infiltration rates has been a widely discussed topic.
The mixing system (even called the dilution system) is normally used throughout the world to supply air to a premises. In the mixing system you blow air at high velocity into the room at a temperature which gives you the wanted room temperature.
The use of modified constant concentration techniques to measure infiltration and interzone air flow rates. | 1987 | English
The constant concentration tracer gas (CCTG) technique is typically used to measure air infiltration rates in mulitzone buildings.
Evaluation through field measurements of BNL/AIMS, a multiple tracer gas technique for determining air infiltration rates. | 1987 | English
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in the USA has developed a multiple tracergas technique called BNL/AIMS (Air Infiltration Measurement System) for determination of air infiltration rates.
Rising moisture from the ground has caused quite a lot of damage on foundations of Swedish buildings, in particular for the type concrete slab on the ground.
The main goal of a research project on wind barriers was to get more information about the influence of wind pressure on the heat loss from wood frame constructions.
When carrying out pressure tests of models of multi-story buildings in The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel, the external mean and RMS pressures are measured at 400 to 800 different locations over the building surface.
All the findings about indoor air quality is of little use to the average citizen, if they are not applied and and translated into rules incorporated in our building codes for the design, construction, and last but certainly not least maintenance
The National Bureau of Standards has undertaken a research effort to develop a general air quality simulation program for buildings.
Laboratory measurements have shown that when pressure differences are applied across wall and roof elements, the majority of the pressure drop takes place across the vapour barrier .
This paper presents results of air leakage measurements on brick walls and concrete block walls, used as outer or inner leaf of a cavity wall. The results are obtained using a pressure box on a series of test walls.
A study of the drying potential of various wood frame wall systems used in Atlantic Canada. | 1987 | English
The concern that a large number of housing units across Canada, and in particular, through Atlantic Canada are exposed to potential damage from wood rot due to moisture trapped within exterior walls caused a joint task force of Canada Mortgage and
Simplified technique for measuring infiltration and ventilation rates in large and complex buildings: protocol and measurements. | 1987 | English
The 'Simplified Technique' is a method by which it is possible to determine approximately the infiltration and ventilation rates of large and complex buildings. The aim is to provide a reliable and easy-to-use procedure for non-specialists.
Summary of papers in the Proceedings of the Eighth AIVC Conference. Headings include measurement techniques, calculation techniques, design (control of the internal environment) and the positive aspects of ventilation and infiltration.